Brier Mountain
Brier Mountain rises to 358 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycock Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 358 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden lake Park: 8.8 mi
- Frances Hurt Park: 11.6 mi
- Silas Moore Park: 11.7 mi
- Giles Gateway Park: 11.8 mi
- Pittsylvania County Courtyard: 11.8 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 7.2 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 11.8 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 14.8 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 15.9 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 21.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 21.0 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 11.6 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 11.7 mi
- Yates Tavern: 15.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 17.3 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 18.2 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 12.2 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 12.3 mi
- Saponi Garden: 15.4 mi
- Brush: 16.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 20.0 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 23.7 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 20.9 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Knob | WNW 290° | 653 m | 22.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 276° | 593 m | 12.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 11° | 590 m | 12.7 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 277° | 556 m | 23.0 mi |
| Coles Knob | WNW 300° | 550 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 284° | 539 m | 21.7 mi |
| Toms Knob | WNW 282° | 531 m | 10.9 mi |
| Thornton Mountain | WNW 286° | 523 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492629 — Brier Mountain, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581744
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